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Porbandar is a city and the headquarters of Porbandar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. ... Porbandar, owing to its coastal location, ...
Porbandar is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi.Porbandar is also mentioned in the Mahabharata as the native place of Krishna's childhood friend Sudama.As per the mythological reference in Sudama Charitra of Skand Puran of Shrimad Bhagvad, the present Porbandar city was named after Goddess Porav, and was located along the river banks of Asmavati.
Porbandar State was a princely state during the British Raj ruled by Jethwa dynasty. It was one of the few princely states with a coastline. The capital of state was the harbour town of Porbandar. [citation needed] Some other important towns of this state were Bhanvad, Chhaya, Ranpar, and Shrinagar.
Ranavav is located at 2] It has an average elevation of 40 metres (130 ft). Ranavav is a Taluka of Porbandar district in Saurastra, Gujarat, India. In Gujarat legislative (vidhan sabha) Ranavav shares it seat with Kutiyana taluka (33, Ranavav/Kutiyana).
Location: Porbandar, Gujarat India: ... Porbandar railway station (station code: PBR [1]) is a railway station in city of Porbandar in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Porbandar Airport (IATA: PBD, ICAO: VAPR) is a public airport in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. Currently, civilian flights are not operational. Currently, civilian flights are not operational. Apart from civilian operations it also has a military presence in the form of INAS 343 of the Indian Navy and CGAE Porbandar of the Indian Coast Guard .
Porbandar is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is part of Porbandar district. Since December 2022 MLA from Porbandar is Arjun Modhvadia of Bhartiya Janata Party .
Barda Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Gujarat, India. It is situated approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Porbandar and 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Gir Forest National Park. Previous to its 1979 establishment as a wildlife sanctuary, Barda was a private reserve for Porbandar and Jamnagar. [2] Approximately 4,00,000 people live in Barda ...